Literary Terms
What are the three types of irony?
Dramatic, Situational, Verbal
What is the vocabulary word that means a fight or struggle?
scuffle
Who is known as the "king" of the gods in Greek Mythology?
Zeus
In Act I, what TWO things are troubling Hamlet?
His father has died
His mother married his father's brother (Claudius)
Who was the author of Hamlet?
What is the term that means when a character in a play makes a speech while alone on stage, usually revealing their inner thoughts and feelings about something?
Soliloquy
What is the vocabulary word that means to trick someone into believing something that is untrue?
deceive
What do most myths aim to do?
To teach the reader something
To tell the reader how something came to be (creation story)
The ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him. He tells Hamlet that Claudius was his killer. What did he say to do about this?
Kill Claudius to avenge his father's death
Early Modern English / Elizabethan English
What is the term that means an idea, symbol, pattern, or character that appears many times in stories and is believed to be universal in human experience?
+100 bonus points if you can name an example!
Archetype
(examples include: the wise old man, the young hero, the helpful friend, etc.)
What is the vocabulary word that means unclear or not vivid?
Hazy
From what culture are the myths of Maui and Pele?
Polynesian / Native Hawaiian
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What do Polonius and Ophelia think is wrong with Hamlet?
They think Hamlet is just crazy with love for Ophelia
List 3 myths we read together as a class and the culture they are from.
Greek: Pandora's Box, Icarus, Sisyphus, Achilles
Polynesian: Maui, Pele
African: Anansi
Australian: Rainbow Serpent (Goorialla)
Aztec: Quetzalcoatl
Native American: Raven and Coyote
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is the main difference between a myth and a legend?
A myth is a story that has been disproven by scientific evidence, a legend has not.
What is the vocabulary word that means smart or intelligent?
Shrewd
Quetzalcoatl (Aztec) and Goorialla (Australian) are a hybrid of what two creatures?
bird and snake/serpent
How does Hamlet determine if Claudius really was his father's killer?
He has a play staged showing his father's death and watches for Claudius' reaction. Since Claudius acts, guilty, Hamlet assumes he is guilty.
What other culture's mythology is closely related to Greek mythology?
Roman mythology
What are two of the six types of conflict present in literature? (Hint! person vs. _______)
Person vs. person, technology, society, self, supernatural, nature
What is the vocabulary word that means the leader of a country (usually king or queen)?
Monarch
List one of the four Greek myths read in our class together.
Icarus, Sisyphus, Pandora's Box, and Achilles
Who is accidentally killed by Hamlet in Act III, and what were they doing when they got killed?
Polonius was killed accidentally by Hamlet while he was eavesdropping on a conversation between Hamlet and Gertrude.
What is the first line of Hamlet's most famous soliloquy?
To be or not to be